Cherokee County, Georgia

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Cherokee County, Georgia is a fast-growing suburban county in the northwestern part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, known for its mix of residential communities, historic towns, and access to outdoor recreation in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Georgia
county in the United States
areaCode 404
470
678
770
borderedBy Bartow County
surface form: Bartow County, Georgia

Cobb County, Georgia
Dawson County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia
Gordon County, Georgia
Pickens County, Georgia
characteristic fast-growing suburban county
contains Blankets Creek
Cherokee County Regional Airport
Lake Allatoona
Olde Rope Mill Park
Reinhardt University
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Canton, Georgia
crossedByRiver Etowah River
Little River
establishedIn 1831
FIPSCode 13-057
formedFrom Cherokee lands
GNISID 0318453
governmentType county government
hasCity Ball Ground, Georgia
Canton, Georgia
Holly Springs, Georgia
Waleska, Georgia
Woodstock, Georgia
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Free Home, Georgia
Hickory Flat, Georgia
Lebanon, Georgia
Macedonia, Georgia
Union Hill, Georgia
knownFor historic towns
outdoor recreation opportunities
residential communities
largestCity Woodstock, Georgia
locatedIn Atlanta urban area
surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Northeast Georgia
surface form: North Georgia

foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
majorHighway Georgia State Route 140
Georgia State Route 20
Georgia State Route 400
Interstate 575 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 411 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cherokee
surface form: Cherokee people
partOf Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
surface form: Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area
partOfRegion Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
surface form: Appalachian foothills
schoolDistrict Cherokee County School District
seatType county seat
state Georgia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Fulton County, Georgia borders Cherokee County, Georgia
Pickens County, Georgia borderedBy Cherokee County, Georgia
Georgia State Route 53 passesThrough Cherokee County, Georgia
Milton, Georgia borders Cherokee County, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia borderedBy Cherokee County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia borderedBy Cherokee County, Georgia
Dean Rusk placeOfBirth Cherokee County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
Pickens County borderedBy Cherokee County, Georgia
subject surface form: Pickens County, Georgia